McConnell assailed on claim to be green

League lists him on 'Dirty Dozen'

1:11 AM,
Apr. 11, 2008

Written by

Joseph Gerth
jgerth@courier-journal.com

The League of Conservation Voters, which took issue with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell referring to himself as the "Godfather of Green" in ads last year, has named him the "Don of the Dirty Dozen."

The group, which announces its list of the 12 or 13 worst legislators for the environment during federal election years, is waiting to see if the McConnell-led Republicans allow debate and votes on a bill to deal with global warming before determining how much it will spend on ads against him this fall.

"When we really go after someone, we'll typically spend a million to $500,000," said ...